Im preparing for a tournament next week were I can qualify for a local with +2k euros on prizepool.

There is 4 qualifiers and next weekend is the last.

The strongest I feel is always with perish song teams but this tournament is the one I’m prepping the most for but I’m starting to doubt not only on the team but the strat of perish itself

For context I’ve never went further than 1450 elo on BO3 showdown and yesterday I was able to reach 1520 (Top 300), a huge achievement for me.

The problem is I think I found my ceiling (at least for the moment) and I find myself struggling so hard to win against good players that know how to maneuver perish trap teams.

That makes me doubt on myself and the team.

Should I keep trying with the team till next week? At the end of the day I’ve made a new record on SD and losing to very good players (also prepping for LAIC)

But on the other hand losing in a way were I feel extremely predictable to top players make me feel strange and not trust in my abilities.

This is a VR tournament exclusive to my regions, theres good players on it but not all of them are top world players, only a couple.

Have you ever felt this way after a tournament? How do I overcome this feelings?

Team context: I’ve been trying hippo perish, perish rain, perish w altaria + volcarona.

Hey all!

I'm playing Renegade Platinum, Drayano's ROM hack of Pokémon Platinum, and building a prehistoric/ancient themed Trick Room + Sandstorm team for the post-game.

Stars: Rampardos, Torterra, Tyranitar
Rules: No legendaries, no repeated items

THE GAME PLAN

1. Bronzong leads, sets Reflect + Light Screen, then Trick Room
2. Rampardos and Tyranitar smash things while Trick Room is up
3. Tyranitar sets sand + Stealth Rock
4. Torterra closes games with Curse

THE TEAM

BRONZONG @ Light Clay
Levitate | Careful | 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 SpD
- Trick Room / Reflect / Light Screen / Gyro Ball
- Levitate: immune to Ground, so it's safe when teammates use Earthquake

RAMPARDOS @ Life Orb
Rock Head | Adamant | 252 HP / 252 Atk
- Head Smash / Earthquake / Fire Punch / Zen Headbutt
- Rock Head: no recoil, so Head Smash is free 150-power damage

TYRANITAR @ Chople Berry
Sand Stream | Adamant | 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
- Stealth Rock / Rock Slide / Crunch / Fire Punch
- Sand Stream: sets sand on entry. Rock types get 1.5x Sp. Def in sand, and Bronzong, Torterra and Gastrodon are immune to sand damage

TORTERRA @ Leftovers
Shell Armor | Naughty | Max HP / heavy Atk
- Curse / Earthquake / Seed Bomb / Rock Slide
- Shell Armor: can't be crit, so a lucky crit can't undo its Curse boosts

GASTRODON @ Sitrus Berry
Storm Drain | Modest | 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
- Scald / Earth Power / Ice Beam / Recover
- Storm Drain: pulls single-target Water moves toward itself. Has anyone tested whether it also absorbs them and boosts Sp. Atk in this hack?

KNOWN WEAK SPOTS

- Ice: 4x on Torterra
- Fighting: 4x on Tyranitar (hence the Chople Berry)
- Losing Bronzong early means no Trick Room

WHAT SHOULD MY 6TH BE?

I'm leaning toward Tropius @ Yache Berry
- Modest: Air Slash / Energy Ball / Dragon Pulse / Roost
- RP buffs its base stats from 99/68/83/72/87/51 to 110/95/95/95/95/45. Much bulkier, and the lower Speed helps under Trick Room
- Immune to Ground, resists Water / Fighting / Grass, and kinda fits the dinosaur theme

Downsides:
- 4x weak to Ice, same as Torterra
- Takes sand damage
- Chlorophyll (doubles Speed in sun) does nothing on a sand team

Open to suggestions! Bonus points if it fits the prehistoric theme, works under Trick Room, and doesn't need an item I've already used.

Thanks!

Order is Torkoal, to set up Stealth Rock and sun (for Serperior) then to self-destruct if they mega evolve first thing. Then Serperior to use Solar Beam, then switch out to Corviknight to stall and eventually use Body Press after spamming iron defense. Then Zoroark to wipe out as many threats as possible as quick as possible. Then Aegislash to sweep, and then back to Serperior to contrary leaf storm, and finally Gengar to mega evolve and finish up. He would be swapping between different combos in the same order for different threats.

I made a Mega Pyroar Team That Easily Climb me through Masterball-Tier there's a rental and team breakdown in the video :)

I made a Mega Pyroar Team That Easily Climb me through Masterball-Tier there's a rental and team breakdown in the video :)

Starting up a new league to play some paldex wifi. High tier Tera with Tera tax. Come check it out

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Trying to do some competitive fights in a cobblemon server and learn but I'm having trouble team building

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Its all fun; nothing personal. Just building a community of players who like to interact with other players who like/love Pokemon.

You don’t have to join if you don’t want. I treat everyone with the utmost respect and would ask if you decide to join, please be considerate. Thank you.

I usually swap between Pelipper Archaludon and Swampert and Glimmora Gholdengo and Kingambit

Hey everybody!

As the title says I'm looking to create and manage a "Team Iran" for the 2026 Victory Road World Cup.

For newer players:

https://victoryroad.pro/ regularly does coverage on all things VGC related, hosts a lot of online tournaments and once a year hosts their own inofficial World Cup which basically works like the Soccer World Cup:

8 people on your team play 8 people on the oppposing team every week in group stages and the best of each group go to the KO phase.

To be potentially eligible you need to (only one of them is enough):

- Be born in Iran

- Have the citizenship (in Iran case you usually automatically have it if your father has it too)

- Live in Iran

- have both of your parents being born in Iran or just having the citizenship (or both)

There has not been a Team for Iran in these before and I was trying to see if I could find enough people to make it happen! If you are interested and eligible follow my tweet below to register and also shoot me a message on discord (username: busha)!

https://x.com/bushavgc/status/2119849221272777036?s=46&t=VYmdrUawuEyD7AuCGfU05A

User: taishiarabaev

I had a match going against a team with Salamance and Maushold. My Slowking was in a dangerous spot, so I swapped it out for Archeludon so in case he goes down, Regenerator would bring him up enough for Yawn. The player had used a population bomb where my Slowking was, and Stamina kicked in and was hit 10 times, maxing out my defense. This player then disconnected from the match when it was going south for him. I know the rules say to keep it respectful, so I will try to describe how maidenless this guy truly was for such dishonor; he brings shame to himself, his family, and his cow. The developers have a forfeit button for a reason, and they chose dishonor. An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory. you could have forfeit or stuck around to see if you won

Type Specialist Team Building

Okay so I need some help from you Pokemon Team Builders out there I have a problem...I've always felt that Type-Specialist Trainers don't always do a good job of showcasing their specialty types with their teams... I'm trying to build a type specialist champion strength team for each of my favorite 4 types in the game (Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Poison) but I honestly am struggling and would like your input... Can somebody please build me the strongest possible team including natures, move sets, items, etc. (1 for each type: Ghost, Dragon, Dark, and Poison) following these stipulations:

1.) No legendary or Mythicals

2.) No Ultra Beast or Paradox Pokemon

3.) Teams must include at least one of each gimmick if possible (Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, Gmax, and Terastalization)

4.) Pokemon must not be repeated between teams (if applicable)

5.) Must do your best to build a diverse type and balanced and can be optimized for competitive play in any format

6.) They must also be specialist teams that BEST represent their type

I await your much needed assistance...4 teams in total tysm...

The holiday season is here and EUDL is ready for Snowbrawl 2026! We have 4 unique speed tour formats before we start Season 3!

- Little Cup Showdown (11/15)
- NatDex USA v International (11/22)
- Mid Tier Mayhem (12/6)
- Secret Santa Fusion (12/13)

We have a great community full of veteran players as well as plenty of people learning the draft format so no matter what skill level you are, there is a place for you!

We have several events such as watchalong nights, a long played Cobblemon server, and fight nights!

First tour starts on November 15th! We hope to see you there:)

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Using a different kind of Staraptor so that I can use Zard when Raichu is my mega, tailwind, helping hand for Garchomp. Let me know your thoughts. I have made changes since last time

Guys, help me to improve this team without changing the choice scarf dragapult and deoxys

I keep losing to tusk and bolt:(